Celebrating Success!
We sat in eager anticipation, not really minding the discomfort, because it was a big day. Graduation day. Each of the graduations are a...
Susan Brown
- Feb 25, 2019
- 5 min
Updates and Moving Dates
Some days make all the trials fade to nothing. Some days are worth it all. Like Sundays when we have baptism. We had that joy recently....
2 views0 comments
Susan Brown
- Feb 6, 2019
- 4 min
Gearing Up for Challenges Ahead
I shoved the last book into the bookcase with a sigh of satisfaction. Empty boxes and packing paper still littered the tiny living room,...
3 views0 comments
Susan Brown
- Dec 27, 2018
- 5 min
Friends from Near and Far Away
The boy’s brown eyes lit up and a smile broke across his grubby face. The stuffed toys we brought were unceremoniously A ladies’ group...
1 view0 comments
Susan Brown
- Dec 7, 2018
- 4 min
Glad Answers and Sad Goodbyes
I plopped down on the chair and looked at the clock. Only 7:30 in the evening. I sighed. I’m not quite old enough to go to bed at...
1 view0 comments
Susan Brown
- Oct 29, 2018
- 4 min
Surprises at Canaan
The truck shuddered and slipped sideways on the slick clay. With a bang it slammed into the side of the mountain. We all gasped and clung...
0 views0 comments
Susan Brown
- Oct 14, 2018
- 3 min
First Thanksgiving of the Year
Running sores dotted the baby’s legs and he looked lethargic and ill. That’s not what concerned the mom, though. Moses translated, “He...
0 views0 comments
Susan Brown
- Oct 11, 2018
- 3 min
Blessings Behind Us and Ahead
I grabbed my stomach and groaned. “I have diarrhea and vomiting,” I bellowed. “I have diarrhea and vomiting,” the crowd of men shouted...
2 views0 comments
Susan Brown
- Sep 4, 2018
- 3 min
Dangerous Escapades, Discomforts, and Blessings
“Paul, please don’t do it,” I begged. “There’s no other way,” he insisted as he put the shaky ladder on top of the patio table. “Let...
2 views0 comments
Susan Brown
- Aug 29, 2018
- 5 min
Son Number Eight?
I slid into the car and took a deep breath. I had a complicated message to give in Thai to the Grab driver. Grab took over from Uber here...
1 view0 comments
Susan Brown
- Aug 20, 2018
- 3 min
Never Lukewarm
We clutched our thin raincoats around us and shivered in the cold wind. The kids had an unexpected day off so we had traveled to Doi...
0 views0 comments
Susan Brown
- Jul 25, 2018
- 2 min
A Place of Our Own
“I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications. Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call...
0 views0 comments
Susan Brown
- Jul 8, 2018
- 3 min
Birthday Season
I pawed through the drawer with desperate haste. Where did I put the candles? I had a one-shaped candle and a four-shaped one put back in...
0 views0 comments
Susan Brown
- Jun 3, 2018
- 3 min
Daily Challenges and Blessings
The dragonfly-sized bug fluttered near the desk lamp, it’s stiff wings rustling as it buzzed near the light. With lightening-quick hands,...
0 views0 comments
Susan Brown
- May 23, 2018
- 3 min
Enjoying God’s Faithfulness
On second thought, she pulled it back and looked at it doubtfully. Then she smiled, pulled off the doll’s head and handed me the...
2 views0 comments
Susan Brown
- May 14, 2018
- 3 min
Back from the Twilight Zone
They call it the Twilight Zone — or at least, I call it that. The place where you feel suspended between cultures and time zones. Neither...
1 view0 comments
Susan Brown
- Apr 11, 2018
- 4 min
Saying Goodbye — and Waiting for the Glad “Hello”
The icy wind whipped the tent surrounding the open grave into billows and slapped the mourners standing nearby with aching chills to...
3 views0 comments
Susan Brown
- Mar 21, 2018
- 3 min
Teaching, Training, and Travels
Late! I stumbled out of bed and began throwing on my clothes. The rice won’t be done in time, I thought frantically. They won’t eat...
0 views0 comments
Susan Brown
- Jan 24, 2018
- 3 min
Mountain Travels and Serving
“Tomorrow where you go?” Danny asked. “Say it correctly, please,” I answered. He paused, his thick black eyebrows drawn together in...
1 view0 comments
Susan Brown
- Dec 27, 2017
- 2 min
Giving Thanks
I awkwardly folded my legs under me on the bamboo floor. Definitely should have picked a fuller skirt to wear today. It was December 25,...
1 view0 comments